Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Church Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 835th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Church Road (DL14 7NA) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower than the Bishop Auckland Town average (199.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Church Road (DL14 7NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrew'S Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in South Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Woodlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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